CONTAINMENT MEASURE. A wall-mounted disinfection system to contain African swine fever is installed at a checkpoint in Sitio Consuelo, Barangay Baliling, Nueva Vizcaya on Jan. 21, 2022. Nueva Vizcaya provincial veterinarian, Dr. Christopher Seraspi, said they will assign personnel to help man the checkpoint. (Photo courtesy of BAI Facebook) MANILA - As it seeks to completely eradicate African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) said mentorship from international groups helped strengthen their programs. DA-BAI Director Reildrin Morales said groups such as the World Organisation for Animal Health, Food and Agriculture Organization, and agencies under the Canadian and Spanish governments were helpful in studies on how to effectively end ASF. "The lessons we have learned from these groups who experienced the same issue really fueled our programs to prevent further damage and hopefully destroy completely the presence of ASF here,"